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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIcE. v

H, HEINEMANN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.`

"SILK-COVERED BUTTON.

i Y Specification of Letters atent No.` 8,205, dated July 8, 1851.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known "that I, HmscH HEINEMANN, of the city, county, and Stateof New York, manufacturer` of silk goods, `have invented, made, andapplied to use a certain nevv and useful Improvement in theConstructionof Ornamental Silk- Covered Buttons, Q Which I seek Letters'Patent ofthe United States; and I do hereby declare that the fol# lowing is afull, clear, and exact description of the same, `reference being hadtothe anneXed drawing, makingpart o'f thisspecication, in Which- Figure1 is a sectional elevation, Fig. 2 is a side elevation and Fig. 3 isaplan of the top of my improvement, as applied `to an ornamentaldropnbutton. i "A,

In thesea,`is the mold `or form, over which a covering of silkis"stretched or formed, and through the mold a, is a hole l, that receivesthe ends ofthe silkjcovering. This so far is made inthe ordinary manner,but the mode of attachment heretofore has been by a cord secured inthehole l, and sewed to the garment to which it is to be attached, butthis mode ofsecuring is not permanent, neither are the ends of the silkcovering in the hole l, covered up, so as to make a neat, handsomebutton. `I therefore insert throughthe hole l, in the mold When covereda split shank 2, with a small ornamental plate 3, onits outer end andlace a small ornamental Washer 4, over t e end of the button on thesplit shank 2, and by means41 of `a for pointed instrument open thesplit shank 2,

Which holds the Washer on, securing the covy ered mold a., between `theplate 3, and Washer 4, and the eye thus formed in the split shank 2,serves to attach the button to the garment in any usual manner.` Theplate 3, and Washer 4, thus cover up the ends of the silk covering,making a neat, tasty, `and handsome button, that is strong and durable.

I do not mean to limit myself to the shape of the mold .nor to thepattern or color formed on the silk covering; neither doI claim to bethe lirst who has used the split shank, plate and Washer as that hasbeen used With a glass bead for ornamental pur-V poses; but I do notknow of any one Who has used this plate, shank, and Washer, as a meansfor fastening a silk covered button, and at the same time secure andhide the ends of the silk cover, in the hole of the mold, therebymakingr a durable, finished and handsome ornamental button.

Therefore What I claim is- `The application of the plate, shank andWasher, to a silk covered button, for the purposes specified and asdescribed and shown.

In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my signature this seventeenth dayof March i Witnesses l/V. TERRELL, LEMUEL. W.' TERRELL.

